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Illinois River (CO) near Rand

Highest listed crest 5.29 ftFlood stage 5.0 ft30 crests since 1933

The Illinois River (CO) near Rand crested above flood stage 2 times among the 30 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1933 to 2021. The highest, 5.29 ft on May 25, 2014, was minor flooding, 0.29 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
5.29 ft
May 25, 2014; 815 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
5.0 ft
Major flooding from 7.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 25, 2014
5.29 ft, minor flooding
Location
Jackson County
Colorado
Identifiers
NWS IRRC2
No USGS station

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Illinois River (CO) near Rand
Action stage4.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)5.02May 25, 2014Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage6.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage7.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

30 crests from 1933 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Illinois River (CO) near Rand, 1933 to 2021 02468ft Flood stage 5.0 ftMajor 7.0 ft Jun 7, 1933: 2.09 ft, below flood stage; 445 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1934: 1.27 ft, below flood stage; 123 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1935: 2.08 ft, below flood stage; 520 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1936: 1.66 ft, below flood stage; 328 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1937: 1.40 ft, below flood stage; 230 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1938: 2.42 ft, below flood stage; 447 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1939: 1.61 ft, below flood stage; 277 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1940: 1.38 ft, below flood stage; 222 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1996: 3.46 ft, below flood stage; 403 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1997: 4.44 ft, below flood stage; 645 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2002: 1.57 ft, below flood stage; 65 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2003: 3.93 ft, below flood stage; 504 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2004: 1.83 ft, below flood stage; 104 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2005: 3.60 ft, below flood stage; 423 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2006: 2.59 ft, below flood stage; 207 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2007: 2.48 ft, below flood stage; 219 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2008: 3.70 ft, below flood stage; 472 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2009: 2.76 ft, below flood stage; 276 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2010: 4.42 ft, below flood stage; 393 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2011: 5.10 ft, minor flooding; 683 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2012: 2.13 ft, below flood stage; 66 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2013: 4.49 ft, below flood stage; 544 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2014: 5.29 ft, minor flooding; 815 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2015: 3.78 ft, below flood stage; 316 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2016: 3.74 ft, below flood stage; 324 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2017: 3.85 ft, below flood stage; 313 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2018: 3.14 ft, below flood stage; 186 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2019: 4.26 ft, below flood stage; 480 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2020: 3.12 ft, below flood stage; 214 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2021: 2.70 ft, below flood stage; 137 cubic feet per second Highest, 5.29 ft, May 25, 2014 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Illinois River (CO) near Rand 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 2 2 2020s: 0 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.
  3. 1 crest measured on an earlier gauge datum is left out: 2.58 ft on May 23, 1932.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Illinois River (CO) near Rand
1May 25, 20145.29+0.29Minor815
2Jun 7, 20115.10+0.10Minor683
3May 18, 20134.49−0.51Below flood stage544
4May 13, 19974.44−0.56Below flood stage645
5May 29, 20104.42−0.58Below flood stage393
6Jun 22, 20194.26−0.74Below flood stage480
7May 30, 20033.93−1.07Below flood stage504
8Jun 11, 20173.85−1.15Below flood stage313
9Jun 12, 20153.78−1.22Below flood stage316
10May 23, 20163.74−1.26Below flood stage324
11May 22, 20083.70−1.30Below flood stage472
12Jun 6, 20053.60−1.40Below flood stage423
13May 17, 19963.46−1.54Below flood stage403
14May 13, 20183.14−1.86Below flood stage186
15May 21, 20203.12−1.88Below flood stage214
16May 26, 20092.76−2.24Below flood stage276
17May 23, 20212.70−2.30Below flood stage137
18May 23, 20062.59−2.41Below flood stage207
19May 16, 20072.48−2.52Below flood stage219
20May 30, 19382.42−2.58Below flood stage447
21Apr 27, 20122.13−2.87Below flood stage66
22Jun 7, 19332.09−2.91Below flood stage445
23Jun 16, 19352.08−2.92Below flood stage520
24Jul 1, 20041.83−3.17Below flood stage104
25Apr 21, 19361.66−3.34Below flood stage328
26Jun 6, 19391.61−3.39Below flood stage277
27Jun 3, 20021.57−3.43Below flood stage65
28Jun 3, 19371.40−3.60Below flood stage230
29Jun 3, 19401.38−3.62Below flood stage222
30May 12, 19341.27−3.73Below flood stage123

Other gauges in Jackson County

Flood gauges in Jackson County
Walden4.54.81 ft, Jun 23, 20190
Northgate8.09.45 ft, Mar 21, 20070

Jackson County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Colorado

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge IRRC2, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.